BibTex template listing all main entries along with their required and optional fields.

bibliography_bibtex.bib

% Bibliography in the BibTex file format.
%
% Documentation available here:
% - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BibTeX
% - $ man bibtex
% - BibLaTeX: http://mirrors.ibiblio.org/CTAN/macros/latex/exptl/biblatex/doc/biblatex.pdf
%
% Comments:
% - 'author' fields with multiple authors need to be separated with the 'and' word. The comma character ',' separate the
%   first name and the last name. Example: author = {Firstname1, Lastname1 and Firstname2, Lastname2}.
% - In the 'pages' fields, the start page and the last page are usually separated with two dashes.
%   Example: pages = {4--18}
% - The right way to use and entry who is part of another entry ('inproceedings' for a 'proceedings', 'inbook' for a
%   'book', etc) entry, is to first define the main entry, then to cross-reference it elsewhere with the 'crossref'
%   field.
% - Other field types can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BibTeX#Field_types
% - The last field of en antry can be completed with a comma or not.
% - BibLaTeX offers multiple other entries, such as 'dataset', patent', 'online' 'software', and much more.



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%% Articles %%
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% Articles from a journal or magazine.
%   Required fields: author, title, journal, year, volume
%   Optional fields: number, pages, month, doi, note, key

@article{template-article,
  author  = {Firstname1, Lastname1 and Firstname2, Lastname2},
  title   = {title},
  journal = {journal},
  year    = {year},
  volume  = {volume},
  number  = {},
  pages   = {},
  month   = {},
  doi     = {},
  note    = {},
  key     = {},
}



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%% Books %%
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% Books with an explicit publisher.
%   Required fields: author/editor, title, publisher, year
%   Optional fields: volume/number, series, address, edition, month, note, key, url

@book{template-book,
  author    = {Firstname1, Lastname1 and Firstname2, Lastname2},
  title     = {title},
  publisher = {publisher},
  year      = {year},
  volume    = {},
  series    = {},
  address   = {},
  edition   = {},
  month     = {},
  note      = {},
  key       = {},
  url       = {},
}



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%% Booklets %%
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% A work that is printed and bound, but without a named publisher or sponsoring institution.
%   Required fields: title
%   Optional fields: author, howpublished, address, month, year, note, key

@booklet{template-booklet,
  title        = {title},
  author       = {},
  howpublished = {},
  address      = {},
  month        = {},
  year         = {},
  note         = {},
  key          = {},
}



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%% Conferences %%
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% The same as inproceedings, included for Scribe compatibility.
%   Required fields: title, year
%   Optional fields: editor, volume/number, series, address, month, publisher, organization, note, key

@conference{template-conference,
  title        = {title},
  year         = {year},
  editor       = {},
  volume       = {},
  serie        = {},
  month        = {},
  publisher    = {},
  organization = {},
  note         = {},
  key          = {},
}



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%% Inbooks %%
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% A part of a book, usually untitled. May be a chapter (or section, etc.) and/or a range of pages.
%   Required fields: author/editor, title, chapter/pages, publisher, year
%   Optional fields: volume/number, series, type, address, edition, month, note, key

@inbook{template-inbook,
  author    = {author},
  title     = {title},
  chapter   = {chapter},
  publisher = {publisher},
  year      = {year},
  volume    = {},
  series    = {},
  address   = {},
  edition   = {},
  month     = {},
  note      = {},
  key       = {},
}



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%% Incollections %%
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% A part of a book having its own title.
%   Required fields: author, title, booktitle, publisher, year
%   Optional fields: editor, volume/number, series, type, chapter, pages, address, edition, month, note, key

@incollection{template-incollection,
  author    = {author},
  title     = {title},
  booktitle = {booktitle},
  publisher = {publisher},
  year      = {year},
  editor    = {},
  volume    = {},
  series    = {},
  type      = {},
  chapter   = {},
  pages     = {},
  address   = {},
  edition   = {},
  month     = {},
  note      = {},
  key       = {},
}



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%% Inproceedings %%
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% An article in a conference proceedings.
%   Required fields: author, title, booktitle, year
%   Optional fields: editor, volume/number, series, pages, address, month, organization, publisher, note, key

@inproceedings{template-inproceedings,
  author       = {author},
  title        = {title},
  booktitle    = {booktitle},
  year         = {year},
  editor       = {},
  volume       = {},
  series       = {},
  pages        = {},
  address      = {},
  month        = {},
  organization = {},
  publisher    = {},
  note         = {},
  key          = {},
}



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%% Manual %%
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% Technical documentation.
%   Required fields: title
%   Optional fields: author, organization, address, edition, month, year, note, key

@manual{template-manual,
  title        = {title},
  author       = {},
  organization = {},
  address      = {},
  edition      = {},
  month        = {},
  year         = {},
  note         = {},
  key          = {},
}



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%% Master's Thesis %%
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% A Master's thesis.
%   Required fields: author, title, school, year
%   Optional fields: type, address, month, note, key

@mastersthesis{template-mastersthesis,
  author  = {author},
  title   = {title},
  school  = {school},
  year    = {year},
  type    = {},
  address = {},
  month   = {},
  note    = {},
  key     = {},
}



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%% Miscellaneous %%
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% For use when nothing else fits.
%   Required fields: none
%   Optional fields: author, title, howpublished, month, year, note, key

@misc{template-misc,
  author       = {},
  title        = {},
  howpublished = {},
  month        = {},
  year         = {},
  note         = {},
  key          = {},
}



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%% PhD's Thesis %%
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% A Ph.D. thesis.
%   Required fields: author, title, school, year
%   Optional fields: type, address, month, note, key

@phdthesis{template-phdthesis,
  author  = {author},
  title   = {title},
  school  = {school},
  year    = {year},
  type    = {},
  address = {},
  month   = {},
  note    = {},
  key     = {},
}



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%% Proceedings %%
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% The proceedings of a conference.
%   Required fields: title, year
%   Optional fields: editor, volume/number, series, address, month, publisher, organization, note, key

@proceedings{template-proceedings,
  title        = {title},
  year         = {year},
  editor       = {},
  volume       = {},
  series       = {},
  address      = {},
  month        = {},
  publisher    = {},
  organization = {},
  note         = {},
  key          = {},
}



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%% Tech Reprorts %%
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% A report published by a school or other institution, usually numbered within a series.
%   Required fields: author, title, institution, year
%   Optional fields: type, number, address, month, note, key

@techreport{template-techreport,
  author      = {author},
  title       = {title},
  institution = {institution},
  year        = {year},
  type        = {},
  number      = {},
  address     = {},
  month       = {},
  note        = {},
  key         = {},
}



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%% Unpublisheds %%
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% A document having an author and title, but not formally published.
%   Required fields: author, title, note
%   Optional fields: month, year, key

@unpublished{template-unpublished,
  author = {author},
  title  = {title},
  note   = {note},
  month  = {},
  year   = {},
  key    = {},
}